Stephenson and “The Scraper” The Geminis are dead. Long live the Canadian Screen Awards.That’s the official name of the new Canadian film and TV industry award as announced today in Toronto. Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Chair Martin Katz and Academy CEO Helga Stephenson made the announcement Tuesday at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.Word has
This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson wanted to know all about this new and improved Gemini-Genie Award-O-Rama merger thingy.Now, Scott knows asking me about awards shows, especially Canadian award shows, is like lighting a fuse. I’ve long been a critic of the current Gemini scam set up, which is all about tricking producers and talent into